Cattle stanchion



'5 Nov. 11, 1924- 1,515,527 J. A. STOCK CATTLE STANGHION Filed Sept. 141 2 Sheena-Shesidly/mm; I 6 ww ATTORNEYS d Nov. 11 2 1,515,527

J. A. STOCK CATTLE STANCHIOIN Filed Sept. 14, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 iiiJ ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 11, 192

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HY BARTLETT; OF ENFIELZD', MASSACHUSETTS.

CATTLE STANCHION;

Application filedSeptemb'er l l, 1922. Serial No.-588,249.

construction and in the novel combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter de- 15 scribed and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying.. v drawings, illustratingthednvention in itspreferred form,

Figz; 1IisZa-view,in side "elevation, of the improved stanchion;

Fig. v2 isa-rperspective view oftheupper portion ofthetmovable panelbfthe stanchion, the movable picket or fetter being.

showninopen position; and

Fig.3 is atop plan View of the portion ofthesmovable panel.shown in Fig.2, the fetter b'eingush-own in closed position.

Referring. first to Fig... 1-01? the drawings,

the .movableipanel 4 of the stanchion is piv-- 30 otally.-monnted'in theusualrlgidand stationary frame comprising :horizontal upper and lowenbeams or supports; 5' and 6" and uprightposts or pickets -7L The'pa-nel4 com prises top. andb'ott0n1 crossb'ars 8 'and' 9,

the crossbars, and amovable picket or fetter 11 thatispivoted at itslower end to the bottom crossbar and is adapted to be swung in.avertical plane-relatively to the picket to open and closeth e stanchionThe Crossbars S and. Q' are severally centrallypivoted' uponverticallyalined pivotv posts 14:

andr15 :proj ecting,;from the. upper and lowen stanchion supports. 5 and6,- thereby enabling the movable 1 panel T 4'. to 1 turn freely about avertical .aXis as desired The vertical picket 10is= rigidlysecurediubymeans such asthe cross pins 16; (Figs. 2 and 8 to the'endsof'thecrossbars 8-and 9 at one side of the pivot posts ltand 1.5. Themovable picket or fetter 11 is pivoted at its lower extremity asindicated at 17 to the bottom crossbar 9 at the opposite end thereoffrom th Picket At the pper nd f th a fixed vertical picket' 10- rigidlyvconnecting:

fetter 11 is carried a incurs by means of which the fetter may bereleasably secured 1n vertlcal or closed 1305111011. The latch 18 alsoserves to llllllt the swinglng movement ofthe fetter away from thepicket 10 we thus to determine the open position. of-the fetter.

In accordance with the present invention, the latch 18 is made in theform ofza yoke havingflat side members 20 and atransverse member-21. Theside members 20 ofthe latch are preferablymade of wood andnre severallypivoted atone end by means of a rod 22 to the upper extremity 51": thefetter 11.. The transverse memberof the latch 18 consists of a metal rodwhich connects the opposite or unpivoted endsof the wooden side members20 and is adapted to slide along: theupper surface ofthetop crossbar.The-top, crossbar-8 is provided with a deep longitudinal notch 24: whichextends-inward 1y. from one end thereof to receive the upper end of thefetter 11 when the latter is-in closed position. To maintain'the fetterin registry with said notch so that it 'will readily enter the same, thefetter is held midway between th'eside members of the latch by meansofspacing collars 25 on the pivot rod '22. To enable the fetter tobeprojected into the notch 24: to the desired extent; the portions of thetop cross bar: at opposite sides of said notch are also notched; asshown at 26, the notches 26 being horizontal-ly alined to receive thespacing. collars 25' as thefetter nears closed'position. The latchrod21' crosses the top crossbar 8 between the upper panel pivot 14: and thefixed picket end of said crossbar. The top cross bar 8 is notched,- asshown clearly at 28 in Fig. 2 to receive the latch 1 0C121 when thefetter reaches closed'position.

As the fetter approaches closed position the latch rod 21 rides off fromthe upper surface of the top crossbar Sand drops into the notch 28-, ahorizontal shoulder'29; which constitutes onesi'de wall ofthe notch,limitingthe downward movement of the latch andilocatingthe latch pin inposition: for

cooperative engagement: with a vertical shoulder 30 whichconstitutes-the otherside wallof .saidnotch; When the latchrod 91 isengaged with the shoulder 30 the latch is operative to securely holdthe'fetter 11 in closed position. The upper crossbar 8 is furtherprovided with horizontal ledges 32 which project from opposite sidesthereof and underlie the side members 20 of the latch 18. These ledges32 insure against the possibility of the latch being lifted by the heador horns of the cow, Obviously the ledges 32 may also serve to limit thedownward movement of the latch when the latch rod 21 rides off from thecrossbar 8, thus rendering it unnecessary to rely upon the shoulder 29to perform this function. 7

When the stanchion is closed the fetter or movable picket is verticallydisposed and is securely latched with its upperend seated in the notch24 of the top cross bar and with the pivot rod 22 extending through theslots 26 of said cross bar. Thus the movable picket and the top crossbarare firmly held against relative displacement so long as the latch rod21 remains in the notch 28.

To release the fetter 11 it is only necessary to raise the latch rod 21above the shoulder 80 of the notch 28 whereupon the weight of the fetterwill cause it to swing outwardly away from the picket 10, drawing thelatch rod 21 along the upper surface of the top crossbar until itsmovement is arrested by the panel pivot 14. To facilitate the raising ofthe latch yoke a pin or handle 34 may be provided, as shown, at theouter side of one of the side members of the latch yoke. The sidemembers of the latch yoke are extended somewhat beyond the pivot rod 22,as shown at.35, at the opposite side from the latch rod 21 and theseextensions are provided with bevelled under faces, which inclineupwardly from the vertical plane of the pivot rod 22 to the free endsofthe extensions 35, as shown at 36 in Fig. 2. This construction permitsthe latch yoke to be conveniently.

raised from latched position by depressing one of the extensions 35. Itwill be noticed that the extensions 85 project beyond the fetter 11 andthis construction enables them to embrace a tongue or fin 37 (Fig. 1) onone of the upright frame members 7 when the stanchion is open and thusto hold the movable panel against turning so long as the stanchionremains open.

The above described stanchion is of simple and rugged construction andis particularly well adapted for its purpose for which it is intended.It may be either opened or closed with one hand and with the expenditureof a minimum amount of effort. When closed, the stanchion cannot becomeaccidentally unlatched. The entire structure, with the exception of thepivot rods, fastening bolts and the like is preferably constructed ofwood and the design of the stanchion is such that it is particularlyeconomical to manufacture. The upper cross rod 8 and the side members 20of the latch yoke may advantageously be formed from a single block ofwood substantially without waste of material.

The invention having been described what is claimed is 1. In a cattlestanchion, the combination with stationary upper and lower stanchionsupports, of a movable panel comprising a fixed vertical picket, a lowercrossbar pivoted to said lower support and having one end rigidlysecured to said picket, a fetter having its lower end pivoted to saidcrossbar,

an upper crossbar pivoted to said upper support and having one endrigidly secured to the upper end of said picket and provided with alatch face and having its opposite end free, a latch yoke having itsside arms pivoted by means of a horizontal pintle to the top of saidfetter and having its cross arm engageable with and slidable along theupper face of the upper crossbar from the upper panel pivot to the fixedpicket end thereof, the free end of said upper cross bar beinglongitudinally slotted in a vertical plane to receive the upper end ofthe fetter when the latter is in closed position, the side arms of saidlatch yoke being spaced from the fetter to I enable the upper cross barprojections at opposite sides of said slot to extend between a thefetter and the side arms 'of the latch yoke when the fetter is in closedposition, and said upper cross bar projections being slottedlongitudinally in horizontal planes to receive said pintle whenthefetter is in closed position.

2. In a cattle stanchion, the combination with stationary upper andlower stanchion supports, of a movable panel comprising a lower crossbar pivoted to said lower support and a picket having its lower endrigidly fixed to one end of said cross bar, an upper cross bar pivotedto said upper support and having one end rigidly fixed to the upper endof said picket and having a latch face at its end adjacent the saidpicket, a fetter pivoted at its lower end to the lower cross bar'andhaving a pintle on its upper end, a latch member pivoted on the saidpintle having side members that are spaced apart to embrace the oppositeside faces of said upper JOSEPH A. STOCK.

